ïI devI ofœgmala StaeÇ<

ÿI<karanngiÉatanliZaOaa< saE> KlI<klam! iÉätI< saEv[aRMbr*air[I< vrsu*a*aEta< iÇneÇaeJJvla< , vNde puStkpaZam<kuZa*ra< öGÉUi;tamuJJvla< Tva< gaErI< iÇpura< praTprkla< ïIc\sÁcair[Im!.

` ASyïI zuÏzi´mala mhamÙSy ^pSweiNÔyaixòayI vé[aidTy \i;> devIgyÇI DNd> saiTvk kkarÉ”arkpIQiSwt ïImt! kameñra¼inlya mhakameñrI ïI lilta praÉ”airka devta , @e< bIj< K¦I— zi´> saE> kIlk< .

Of this Khadgamala, the Pure Garland of Shakti, the Sword of Devi, the Seer is the Sun rising from the Ocean, the Ocean being the Divine Mother; Gayatri is the meter; passionate Kameshwari, sitting on the lap of (in coitus with) joyous Kameshwara, is the deity; Aim is the seed; Klim is the power; Souh is the pivot.

mm ïI devI àTy<igra àITyweR ofœgisÏ(weR svaR_aI:qisÏyweR jpe ivinyaeg>.

The purpose of the recitation is to give Devi pleasure and to obtain the Sword that is the power to make everything in the Universe one’s own, fulfilling all desires. Sri Amritananda notes, “This worship, which is the Ocean’s embrace with the Sun, gives the devotee a Sword, a power supreme that reaches the Heavens of the remotest galaxies. When the devotee visualizes such a sword, s/he becomes the protector and enjoyer of the 18 Islands of Jewels (or Shakti peetams), and five continents.”

Xyanm!,ta†z< ofœgmaßaeit @n hStiSwten vE Aòadz mhaÖIp sèaqœ Éae´a Éiv:yit,

This recitation shall give any reciter the Sword that will empower her/him as Ruler of the Eighteen Great Islands (i.e., the entire Cosmos). In short give you all your desires.

Aar´aÉa< iÇneÇa< Aéi[mvsna< rÆtafNkrMya< hStaMÉaejESspaza»‚zmdnxnuSsaykE ivS)…rNtI—

Shining like blood, having three eyes, wearing a sari the color of the rising sun, adorned with magnificent ear-jewels that are extremely beautiful to behold; Having in Her four hands the noose, the goad, a bow of sugarcane and five arrows made of flowers

AapInaeÄu¼v]aeéhklz luÝtarharaeJvla¼I—XyayetdMÉaeéhSta< Aéi[mvsna< $ñrI— $ñra[a<,

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With breasts round and firm and curved like graceful jugs, adorned with shining jewelry;Thus shall She be meditated upon, the Devi(Kameshwari) seated with Her Deva (Kameshwara) upon a red lotus.

laeimTyaidp pUjam!kuyaRt!,ywaziKt mUlmNÇm! jpet!.

The Sixteen Nityas

` @e< ÿI— ïI— @e< ¬I— saE>,Reciting the three-lettered Bala mantra, may you grant the benediction of knowledge, power and grace, as well as the power over Creation, Nourishment and Destruction.

@e< ÿI— ïI— ` nmiôpursuNdrI,I bow to you, Most Beautiful Lady of All the Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping Worlds.

ùdydeiv izraedeiv izoadeiv kvcdeiv neÇdevI Aôdeiv

I bow to Your compassionate heart, to Your royal crown, to Your flowing hair, to Your protective hands, to Your graceful glance, to Your protective weapons. I bow to your 16 aspects known as the Nityas (or the Eternals, corresponding to the 16 phases of the Moon, starting from New Moon to Full Moon). I bow to:

(1) kameñir She who governs Desire(2) Égmailin She who wears a Garland of Suns(3) inTyiK¦Úe She who is Ever Aroused(4) Éeé{fe She who is Terrifying(5) viûvaisin She who resides in Fire(6) mhav¿eñir She who governs Thunder(7) izvËit Bringer of Joy as messenger of Shiva(8) Tvirte She who moves very fast(9) k…lsuNdir She who is a beautiful lotus on a lake(10) inTye She who is Eternal(11) nIlptake She who carries a scarlet-tipped blue banner(12) ivjye She who is Ever Victorious(13) svRm¼¦e She who is Always Auspicious(14) Jvalamailin She who governs Flame(15) icÇe She who is Ever Changing(16) mhainTye She who is the Great Eternal

The Gurus

Here we recite the names of the Seers – the Rishis who realized Union with Devi for the first time doing upasana of their respective forms of Sri Vidya:

(1) prmeñr Devi embodied as the Ultimate God Himself (Siva, foremost of Gurus)

(2) prmeñir Devi embodied as the Ultimate Goddess Herself

(3) imÇezmiy Devi embodied as the Guru MitreshAnanda Natha

(4) ;óIzmiy Devi embodied as the Guru Shashtish Ananda Natha

(5) %fœfIzmiy Devi embodied as the Guru Uddisha Ananda Natha

(6) cyaRnawmiy Devi embodied as the Guru Caryanatha Natha

(7) laepamuÔamiy Devi embodied as the Guru Lopamudra

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(8) AgSTymiy Devi embodied as the Sage Agastya (one of the seven Eternal Rishis)

(9) kaltapnmiy Devi embodied as the Guru Kalatapana

(10) xmaRcayRmiy Devi embodied as the Guru Dharmacharya Ananda Natha

(11) mu´kezIñrmiy Devi embodied as the Guru MuktakaleisvarAnanda Natha

(12) dIpklanawmiy Devi embodied as the Guru Dipakala Natha

(13) iv:[udevmiy Devi embodied as the Guru aspect of Vishnu

(14) àÉakrdevmiy Devi embodied as the Guru Prabhakara (the Sun)

(15) tejaedevmiy Devi embodied as the Guru aspect of Agni or Fire

(16) mnaejdevmiy Devi embodied as the Guru aspect of Kamadeva

(17) kLya[devmiy Devi embodied as the Guru aspect of Auspiciousness

(18) rÆdevmiy Devi embodied as the Guru aspect of the Jewel

(19) vasudevmiy Devi embodied as the Guru aspect of Vasudeva or Krishna

(20) ïIramanNdmyI Devi embodied as the Guru Rama Aanda Natha

Now follow the Devis of the Nine Enclosures of Sri Chakra:

The First EnclosureHere follow the Devis of the First Enclosure, ÇElaeKymaehnc³a, “The Wheel that Bewitches the Three Worlds.” NOTE: The walls of the first enclosure of Sri Chakra are generally represented in the Sri Yantra as three square enclosures with openings on their four cardinal points, collectively forming the first of the Nine Enclosures.

The White (Outer) Wall

I bow to the Ten Siddhis, or Powers, guarding the outermost wall of the First Enclosure, which is white in color, representing the sattvic guna, or quality:

I bow to:

(1) Ai[maisÏe Atomic Reduction

(2) li"maisÏe Lightness

(3) mihmaisÏ Magnitude

(4) $izTvisÏe Creative Control

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(5) vizTvisÏe Enchanting Command

(6) àakaMyisÏe Achievement

(7) Éui´isÏe Enjoyment

(8) #CDaisÏe Will Power

(9) àaiÝisÏe Attainment

(10) svRkamisÏe Realization of All Desires

The First Enclosure (continued …)

The Red (Middle) Wall

These are the Saptamatrikas (Seven Little Mothers) plus Mahalakshmi, here representing the Eight Passions, and guarding the middle wall of the First Enclosure, which is red to symbolize the rajasic guna.

I bow to:

(1/11) äaiü Lust

(2/12) maheñir Anger

(3/13) kaEmair Possessiveness

(4/14) vE:[iv Obsessiveness

(5/15) varaih Pride

(6/16) maheiNÔ Jealousy

(7/17) camu{fe Individualism/”I”-ness

(8/18) mhalúmI Sovereignity of the Mind

The First Enclosure (continued …)

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The Yellow (Inner) Wall

Next we encounter the “Control Devis,” guarding the innermost wall of the First Enclosure, which is yellow in color, symbolizing the tamasic guna. Sri Amritananda Natha comments: “These are the Ten Devis offering the devotee control over the passions of lust, anger, possessiveness, obsession, pride, jealousy, good, and evil” – represented by the Eight Mothers of the previous wall or line.

I bow to:(1/19) svRs<]aeiÉi[ She who agitates all

(2/20) svRivÔivi[ She who liquifies/melts all

(3/21) svaRki;Ri[ She who attracts all

(4/22) svRvz<kir She who controls/commands all

(5/23) svaeRNmaidin She who maddens all

(6/24) svRmha»‚ze She who directs/insists upon all

(7/25) svRoecir She who moves/flies all through space

(8/26) svRbIje She who is the seed or information (DNA/”genetic map”) of all

(9/27) svRyaene She who is the source or womb of all/the uniter of all

(10/28) svRiÇo{fe She who is the trifold division/separator of all: Knower, Knowing and Known

ÇElaeKymaehnc³SvaimnI àkqyaeignII bow to the Mistress of the Wheel of the Three Worlds of Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping; the Prakatayogini* who expresses Herself openly and without inhibitions.

* “Prakata” means that which is expressed, revealed or manifested. Each group of devis in the Sri Chakra has a particular governing character; the devis of the First Enclosure are the outward, visible manifestations of Devi in the Three Worlds and, as is customary in each enclosure, their governing Mistress is worshiped last.

The Second Enclosure

Here follow the Devis of the Second Enclosure, svaRzapirpUrkc³a, “The Wheel That Fulfills All Desires.” These are the 16 “attractive powers,” identified with the 16 phases of the lunar calendar. Sri Amritananda notes, “According to the Hindu arts of love, the erotic zone moves up from feet to head in the bright half of the lunar month and comes down in the dark half of the lunar month; Eros is expressed through the various powers of the mind described below as the Goddesses of the Second Enclosure.” It must be noted that they are expressed counter clockwise each merging into the next.

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I bow to:

(1/29) kamaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of lust (procreation and nurturing)

(2/30) buÏ(aki;R{aI She who attracts the power of discrimination/decision

(3/31 Ah»araki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of ego

(4/32) zBdaki;Ri[She who attracts the power of sound/hearing

(5/33) SpzaRki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of touch

(6/34) êpaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of form /sight

(7/35) rsaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of taste

(8/36) gNxaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of scent

(9/37) icÄaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of the mind

(10/38) xEyaRki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of valor/courage

(11/39) Sm&Tyaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of memory

(12/40) namaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of names

(13/41) bIjaki;Ri[ She who attracts the power of the seed/semen

(14/42) ATmaki;R[I She who attracts the power of the self

(15/43) Am&taki;R[I She who attracts the of immortality

(16/44) zrIraki;R[I She who attracts the power of mortality

svaRzapirpUrkc³Svaimin guÝyaeignI

I bow to the Mistress of the Wheel Which Fulfills All Directions and All Desires, who is the Secret Yogini.

The Third Enclosure

Here follow the Eight “Erotic Sentiments” (note that Ananga also indicates that they are “limb-less,” i.e., bodiless or incorporeal Devis) of the Third Enclosure, svRs<]aeÉ[c³a, “The All -Agitating Wheel.”

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I bow to:

Yogini Literal Meaning (Sexual) Subtle Meaning (Attributes)

(1/45) An¼k…sume She who embodies the sentiment of flowering

She of limitless fire (or flowers)

(2/46) An¼meole She who embodies the sentiment of girdling (boundaries)

She of limitless girth

(3/47) An¼mdne She who embodies the sentiment of love (arousal)

She of limitless delight

(4/48) An¼mdnatureShe who embodies the sentiment of lust (taking delight in love)

She of limitless love (delight in love)

(5/49) An¼reoe She who embodies the sentiment of crossing boundaries

She of limitless lines (or measure)

(6/50) An¼veignI She who embodies the sentiment of desiring sex immediately

She of limitless energy

(7/51) An¼akuze She who embodies the sentiment of insistence on sex

She of limitless restraint

(8/52) An¼mailin She who embodies the sentiment of joyful orgy

She of limitless garlands (or beauty)

svRs<]aeÉ[c³Svaimin guÝtryaeignII bow to the Mistress of this All-Agitating Wheel of the Esoteric Yoginis.

The Fourth Enclosure

Here follow the Devis of the Fourth Enclosure, svRsaEÉaGydaykc³a, “The Wheel that gives all fortunes,” that bestows all good fortune.

I bow to:

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(1/53) svRs<]aeiÉi[ She who agitates all

(2/54) svRivÔaivi[ She who liquefies/floods all

(3/55) svaRki;Ri[ She who attracts all 

(4/56) svaRhœ¦aidin She who pleases all

(5/57) svRsMmaeihin She who deludes all

(6/58) svRSt<iÉin She who obstructs all (stops motion)

(7/59) svRj&<iÉi[ She who expands/explodes all

(8/60) svRvz»ir She who controls all/makes all obey

(9/61) svRriÃin She who enjoys all/gives ecstasy to all

(10/62) svaeRNmaidin She who maddens all

(11/63) svaRwRsaixin She who fulfills all/makes all prosperous

(12/64) svRs<piÄpUri[ She who fills all with riches/ wealth

(13/65) svRmÙmiy She who takes the form of all mantras/provides the “genetic material” of the Cosmos

(14/66) svRÖNd]y»ir She who eliminates all dualities

svRsaEÉaGydaykc³Svaimin s<àadayyaeignI

I bow to the Great Mistress of the Chakra that Bestows All Good Fortune; the Great Traditional Yogini.

The Fifth Enclosure

Here follow the Devis of the Fifth Enclosure, svaRwRsaxkc³a, “The Wheel that Bestows All Wealth.”

I bow to:

(1/67) svRisiÏàde She who bestows all achievements/ attainments

(2/68) svRs<pTàde She who bestows all wealth/ riches

(3/69) svRiày»ir She who bestows all that one wishes for, or would love to have

(4/70) svRm¼¦kairi[ She who is harbinger of all auspiciousness

(5/71) svRkamàde She who is fulfiller of all desires

(6/72) svRÊ>oivmaeicin She who eliminates all misery

(7/73) svRm&Tyuàzmin She who eliminates all accidental deaths/delays death

(8/74) svRiv¹invairi[ She who eliminates all obstacles, hurdles

(9/75 svaR¼suNdir She who is beautiful in every limb/part of Her body

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(10/76) svRsaEÉaGydaiyin She who brings all desires

svaRwRsaxkc³Svaimin k…¦aeÄI[RyaeignI

I bow to the Mistress of the Wheel providing of all manner of things that propel us along the righteous path, granting all wealth, fulfilling all desirers, and making liberation possible; the Yogini who is beyond all classification, who is not bound by anything – and who is the Grantor of All Things.

The Sixth Enclosure

Here follow the Deities of the Sixth Enclosure, svRr]akrc³a, “The Wheel of Complete Protection”:

I bow to:

(1/77) svR}e She who is all-knowing (complete knowledge protects)

(2/78) svRz´e She who is all-powerful (power protects)

(3/79) svERñyRàdaiynI She who grants all divine qualities (which protect)

(4/80) svR}anmiy She who grants all knowledge (knowledge is protection)

(5/81) svRVyaixivnaizin She who destroys all illness (health is protection)

(6/82) svaRxarSvêpe She who supports all (having a strong foundation is protection)

(7/83) svRpaphre She who destroys the concept of sin (lack of sin is protection)

(8/84) svaRnNdmiy She who embodies pleasure (the result of fearlessness, which is protection)

(9/85) svRr]aSvêipi[ She who is embodies protection itself

(10/86) sveRiPsd)làde She who grants all desires (you are protected when your desires are all fulfilled)

svRr]akrc³Svaimin ingÉRyaeignII bow to the Mistress of the Wheel of All Protection, the Yogini who protects me like a child in Her womb.

The Seventh Enclosure

Here follow the Devis of the Seventh Enclosure, svRraeghrc³a, “The Wheel that Destroys All Illness.” They are the eight forms of Saraswati, Goddess of Knowledge, and originally manifested as the group of letters describing the explosion of the

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Cosmos from a single point (the Bindu). This Wheel protects one from all illnesses, mundane and spiritual and cures where there is an illness.

I bow to:

(1/87 vizin She who attracts everything

(2/88) kameñir She who governs lust

(3/89) maeidin She who is happy

(4/90) ivmle She who is without blemish

(5/91) Aé[e She who is red in color

(6/92) jiyin She who is always victorious

(7/93) sveRñir She who is governs All

(8/94) kaEi¦inShe who enjoys; the Mistress of the Kaulacharya

svRraeghrc³Svaimin rhSyyaeignII bow to the Mistress of the Wheel that Destroys All Illness, the Secret Yogini.

Weapons of the Divine Mother

Here we pause to worship the weapons of the Divine Mother as carrier of those weapons.

I bow to:

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bai[in –She who carries the five flower-arrows of Kama – which are the senses of sound (music), touch (eros), form (beauty), taste (sweetness), and smell (fragrance), and known by their respective beeja mantras, drAM, drIM, kLIM,bLooM and saH.

caipin – She who carries the sugarcane bow (i.e., the mind, which likes the sweet things of life), with its string of bumblebees.

paiziNa – She who carries the noose of love.

A»‚izin – She who carries the elephant goad to control evil and wayward sensory desires.

The Eighth Enclosure

Here follow the Goddesses of the Eighth Enclosure, svRisiÏàdc³a, “The Wheel That Bestows Complete Attainment Upon the Sadhaka.”

I bow to:

(1/95) mhakameñir – Mistress of All Desires

(2/96) mhav¿eñir – Mistress of the Cosmos in Indestructible Seed Form

(3/97) mhaÉgmailin – Mistress of the Infinite Cosmic Wealth Outside the Seed Form

(4/98) mhaïIsuNdrI – Most Beautiful Embodiment of the Cosmos.

svRisiÏàdc³SvaimNaI AitrhSyyaeignI

I bow to the Mistress of the Wheel of Realizations; the Most Secret Yogini.

The Ninth Enclosure

Now we arrive at the central hub of Sri Chakra, the Wheel of Sri Devi, the Supreme Goddess. The Ninth Enclosure, svaRnNdmyc³a, “The Wheel of Unalloyed Bliss,” is the Ultimate Culmination – the Grantor of the Bliss of Union with the Absolute. At this point the worshiper merges with the worshiped. Here all the devis before merge to form the all-powerful all-pervading Universe that is Devi that is her mantra that is YOU.

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I bow to ïIïImhaÉ”airke – Shakti on Siva

svaRnNdmyc³Svaimin prapr rhSyyaeignI

I bow to the Trancendental Secret Yogini who is the joint form of the worshiper and the worshiped; who is the Great Goddess, the Ultimate Unity that is the Cosmos. 

Having worshiped the Devis residing in the previous circuits, we now pay homage to those Goddesses who control or govern each of the Nine Wheels:

I bow to:

1) iÇpure She who embodies the Three States: Waking, Dreaming and Sleeping (or Three Worlds: the Manifest Cosmos, The Heavenly Realms of the Devis and Devas, and Pure Transcendent Consciousness)

2) iÇpureiz She who controls these Three States/Worlds

3) iÇpursuNdrI She who is the Most Beautiful in all these Three States/Worlds

4) iÇpuravaisin She who lives in all these Three States/Worlds

5) iÇpuraïI> She who embodies the riches of all these Three States/Worlds

6) iÇpurmailin She who embodies the sequences of all these Three States/Worlds, as experienced by all people

7) iÇpuraisÏe She who embodies the achievements possible in all these Three States/Worlds

8) iÇpura<ba She who embodies the experience of the Cosmos in Her Three States/Worlds, unifying the experiences of all Life

9) mhaiÇpursuNdir

She who is the Ultimate Beauty in the Three States/Worlds

Then we recite eight additional names of praise for Devi. I bow to:1) mhamheñrI She who is the Great Cosmic Controller

2) mhamhara}I She who is the Great Cosmic Empress

3) mhamhaz´e She who is the Great Cosmic Power

4) mhamhaguÝe She who is the Great Cosmic Secret

5) mhamha}Ýe She who is the Great Cosmic Memory

6) mhamhanNde She who is the Great Cosmic Bliss

7) mhamhaSkNde She who is the Great Cosmic Support

8) mhamhazye She who is the Great Cosmic Expression

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Finally we worship the Devi who governs the Ninth Enclosure. I bow to:

mhamha ïIc³ngrsèa}IShe who is the Great Transcendental Consciousness, Empress of the Wheel of Sri Chakra

nmSte nmSte nmSte Svaha

I bow to You, I bow to You, I bow to You in the Three States of Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping States, O Great Divine Mother!

The End

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